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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Community Outdoor Outreach Program awarded about $1.5 million in grants this year throughout Texas. Some of that money will benefit a group in Corpus Christi.

Youth Odyssey, Inc., a nonprofit group based in Corpus Christi, received a $50,000 grant from the program, according to a news release from the department.

Youth Odyssey aims to provide at-risk children life skills and positive development to deter them from crime or violence. The group focuses on teaching children the value of communication, teamwork, problem-solving, goal-setting, leadership and trust.

The Community Outdoor Outreach Program, or CO-OP, was developed by the department in 1996 to help groups provide environmental and conservation education to underserved populations. Thirty-nine Texas organizations received grants from the program this year.

Youth Odyssey will use the grant for a life-skills program that involves outdoor activities, like kayaking, camping and rock climbing.